Win32.Conficker.A Worm

I had a very tiring day today — thanks to this win32:conficker worm. I had to scan all 20 computers in my network, including the server, four hours before the café opened. I woke up 5:00 AM — quite a remarkable feat for me, who usually wakes 9:30 in the morning.

It wasn’t until yesterday that I noticed I had been infected by this notorious Worm. It spreads through flash drives by infecting autorun.inf and targets an entire network.

Here’s a step by step guide on how to remove this virus on your network.

1. Turn of System Restore

• Click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
• In the System Properties dialog box, click the System Restore tab.
• Click to select the Turn off System Restore check box. Or, click to select the Turn off System Restore on all drives check box.
• Click OK.
• When you receive the following message, click Yes to confirm that you want to turn off System Restore: